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Hekate

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10. Tillerson reminded State Dept employees of their actual Oath: to defend the Constitution...

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 03:43 PM

Mar 2018

I believe he read it almost in its entirety. Just in case anyone in this sad nation thinks there is an oath to be loyal to the person of the POTUS, this is a reminder of what every government employee's oath actually is about. Tillerson made a point of saying that everyone, whether career or appointed, takes this oath.

I am no particular admirer of Rex Tillerson's, but he got that one right.

He sounded gut-punched.

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In Tillerson's speech, he didn't mention Trump once. [View all] scheming daemons Mar 2018 OP

Exactly! FM123 Mar 2018 #1

He mentioned the Dept. of Defense, though iamateacher Mar 2018 #2

Didn't he have a suicide pact with Mattis? nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2018 #3

It appeared there was sub-text in the speech C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #4

Yes iamateacher Mar 2018 #6

Tillerson will be looking for a positon with a base starting salary of 20 million or more per year. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #5

Tillerson is no hero denbot Mar 2018 #7

+1, what the hell did Tillerson expect ?! Red Don fired Comey cause of Russia investigation and uponit7771 Mar 2018 #8

Yep. Rex didn't thank donald for the chance to serve. Ilsa Mar 2018 #9

Tillerson reminded State Dept employees of their actual Oath: to defend the Constitution... Hekate Mar 2018 #10

"He sounded gut-punched" gratuitous Mar 2018 #11

Sure he knew it was coming, but in the end the headsman's axe still comes as a blow. Sadly... Hekate Mar 2018 #12

Did he say Dotard 100 times? TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #13